Blogger Constance Hall speaks about about sexual assault on Facebook

'I gathered my things, even thanked him for a fun night and ran'

A mother-of-four has spoken out about her experience of sexual assault in a now viral social media post.

Since the #metoo movement materialised in October last year, millions of people across the world have shared their experiences of sexual abuse and harassment, subsequently fuelling a discussion surrounding issues of consent.

One of those people is Australian blogger, Constance Hall, who recently shared her own #metoo story in a bid to draw attention to on-going concerns surrounding sex and respect.

Posting on Facebook and Instagram, the outspoken mother-of-four recounted harrowing details of the moment she woke up to a man having sex with her.

“I remember waking up to a man having sex with me, too ashamed over how much I had drank and not being able to remember how we ended up in bed, I didn't tell anyone,” she wrote.

“I gathered my things, even thanked him for a fun night and ran.

“I felt that my reputation as a party girl cancelled out my ability to be a victim.”

Hall goes on to say that she wanted to share her story in support of the “spotlight on consent”, a term she describes as being virtually non-existent when she was younger.

“In my day of casual sex we didn't ever use that word, there were signals to read and hints and words that gave consent without using the words ‘I consent to this shag'.

“However, in my day of having casual sex a lot of misconduct/rape was overlooked.”

The blogger also says that the issue of respect is something that people need to be mindful of, especially when it comes to sex.

To illustrate her point, Hall describes an incident involving a girl she knew when she was younger who had a threesome with two “cool guys” who then “told everyone every detail and never spoke to her again.”

“Yes there was consent to that threesome, but there was no respect at all,” she explained.

“Consent is a huge topic that can't nearly be summed up in one Facebook post, but I know that the first thing I'll teach my children about it when the time comes will be respect.”

The candid post has clearly struck a chord, gaining more than 13,000 reactions on Facebook and nearly 8,000 likes on Instagram.

Many of whom also commented on Hall’s post agreeing with her stance on consent and sharing their own #metoo experiences.

“I've had the same thing happen to me Constance Hall, and I wasn't overly intoxicated with alcohol but with fear,” one person wrote.

”I had gone to bed alone. My reaction was similar though, and I kept it to myself for far too many years.”

Another added, “'Casual sex is one thing.. let's face it we all need it from time to time, but men need to realise if someone is good enough to be in their bed (and regularly) then that isn't a given right for them to treat you less than you deserve. It's not a power game.”